Bronte country....Choo Choo !

Lovely to see the scenery and the steam trains .. and Thomas with his family :o)

Quick off the mark this morning Terra..only just published it ! Lol.Thank you,glad you enjoyed it..We bought Thomas a "Thomas the Tank Engine" flag..what else ?? he loved it.:o)

Lol. ... I was going to make a comment about Thomas and Thomas the Tank Engine... Glad he likes his flag :o)

Oh what a lovely day you had. I could almost smell that engine. Thomas enjoyed that didnt he, almost as much as Russell.

Thanks Terra..I have just edited this,as I forgot the 'flag " pic,so added it at the end..:o)
Thanks Cinders,it was great..they had a lovely day together,as we all did..:o)

Another lovely blog Sandra.!!...Brought back lots of memories of our years in Yorkshire. Brian will be envious when I tell him Russell used to drive the steam trains....you should see all the videos he has of them...and he drives them too (on the computer...sad I know...lol)....

Lovely blog Bloomer..looks likes you had a lovely day out with your family..and the wee lad is too cute for words! :)

Thanks Louise,glad it brought back memories for you..you should move back ! Brian and Russ would have a lot in common,as lots of stories he could tell!...like frying eggs on the fire shovel ! :o) he may be interested to read about a rail crash he was involved in,the same night as the great train robbery...type in'Dunham Massey train crash,18th January,1964" on Google, .. pics and story.

Thanks Pixi..I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in a train blog,but it shows how nice the area is too..We were over that way yesterday,visiting a National Trust house and garden..another blog in the pipeline soon..Lol.

oooooohhhhh lovely steam trains there B. Great blog, will show my hubbie when he returns, he will have a lot to say about the train etc. Arent the stations kept so well, clean and tidy and lovely flowers etc. Glad you all enjoyed your trip, I know I did. x

Its interesting and nice to see pplaces all over the country whatever they are :)

I love this blog Bloomer and wish I lived nearer. I can just remember the old steam trains running out of Bedford not far from where I lived.

I thought of you and your OH ,Grandmage,when I did it,as I remember telling you about it.Glad you enjoyed a nostalgic trip back..is it a while since you went there ?.
I agree,all the flowers were lovely,and a lot of them used to look like this..times have changed !
Glad you thought so,Pixi..I enjoy seeing other places too,and the history of them.:o)
Thanks Annella..there is something about the steam trains,isn't there ? ..a great part of our heritage..wish more of them had been preserved..The National Railway Museum in York,is fantastic..and now free..:o)

Love this blog, Sandra, but what was Virol? ... A tonic of some sort I guess? ... Thomas looks so happy ... though a little unsure of the ale! ... I used to love seeing the steam trains going under the footbridge at the station ... when all the smoke would hide the bridge for a few seconds! ... Daft memory to have .... say nowt! ... lol!

That was wonderful Sandra. I'm pleased to see you all enjoying, and especially Thomas. It's nice for kids to see the old steam trains. They're enchanting :o)

I remember going to Howarth years ago when I stayed with my cousin who then lived in Keithley. It's beautiful round there.

I remember that aswell Shirley. It isn't daft at all - just brings back happy memories :o) I used to stand on the bridge and get engulfed in the smoke - now that IS daft :O

Thank you,Shirley..I never tasted Virol,but had heard of it..sounds like a tonic,doesn't it ? probably for the upper class who could afford it..! we had goose grease for a bad chest,digusting red sage tea..and Fennings fever cure..and you probably never heard or had those either..Aren't you glad,you are a lot younger?? :o)Don't be fooled by the 'Ale ' look..he was awaiting his chance to dip his finger in! :o)..eeh,bah gum,lass...tha's talking Yorkshire talk..( say nowt ? ) it's catching,tha knows ! LOl.

Lol, Hywel! ... Occasionally the Pullman train passes through ... the one where each carriage has a name ... always fancied a trip somewhere on it! ... :o)))

Sandra, a neighbour of Mums met a lad from Skipton, down South, many moons ago ... went on to marry him and raise a family oop North ... when she rings to ask after Mum she always talks about her parlour ... that'll be Paula then ... lol!

Thank you,Hywel,so glad you enjoyed it..it's nice to do something different for a change..We all seem to have great memories of steam trains,don't we..but it was our childhood,so we remember the things we loved..and try to forget the not so good times..I used to love the smoke too..and we were covered in black sooty bits,weren't we ?
Mind you,living amongst the mills,it was the norm for us ! Lol...Keighley,is a good base for lots of places,as so near the Yorkshire Dales..so mostly we pass through,on the way there..

HaHa,Shirley..tha's right there..I will think of that if I ever meet a 'Parlour.'..oops Paula !.There is a trip on a Steamer advertised here at the moment...to go to Scarborough on it..we kept wondering about it..but think its when we might be going somewhere..shame really..

Is it the paddle steamer 'Waverley', Sandra? ... I have seen that sailing off Worthing to Brighton ... a sight to behold ... :o)))

No,Shirley ,its a Steam train..no water involved..well,there is the steam ! Lol...sorry,I should have made it clear..my fault..Sounds really good though..:o)

Another senior moment from me ... now I'm laughing at the thought of a huge paddle steamer sailing through Yorkshire countryside ... lol! ... Off to make a coffee ... need caffeine I think! :o)))))

To be honest,Shirley,I thought you were winding me up..but as I promised earlier to try and be a good girl today..I didn't retaliate,in my normal way..!! Lol.Go and get your coffee,girl..and NOT decaff..you need something !:o)))

Glad you had a lovely day Bloomer and Thomas is a beautiful little boy...:>)

Thank you,Moti,it was great...We are both watching our special little boys growing up fast,aren't we ?
Something new every day :o)

Steamer - lol - I thought it was a ship aswell, like Shirley did :o)
The Balmoral sails from Swansea to Ilfracombe. I went on it once years ago.
We haven't got trains near here :o((

Sorry,Hywel..I should have written the correct name.Lol.
I can just imagine a Steamer (ship) going across country to Scarborough..I've never been lucky enough to go on one,sounds nice.I saw the one Shirley was talking about on TV,the other night...lovely..:o)

Great minds think alike, Hywel! ... :o)))

Now you are extracting the Michael,Shirley..and not a reference to your OH either..:o)).I will let you off,after all the hassle I have given you lately !! Lol.

Quite right too ... lol! :o)))

So,we are now even..time to start again..:o))
Got to go,Thomas has just arrived..need to log off pronto,before he starts pressing keys ! :o))

Have fun . . . . :o)))

We did,till 8.30..and all tucked up in his travel cot..out like a light..has a bit of a cough though,so we gave him some honey and Glycerine..so,hope he sleeps through..for our sakes as well!

Oh dear, I hope he feels better soon ... and trust you don't have a restless night! . . . . .

He has had it a few days now,but not as chesty as he was..so he will be ok..He is fine in himself,and still eating well,so just one of those things..they just take their own time,to clear up..doesn't matter if he wakes us up,we don't have to get up for work..I feel a nod coming on,sometime tomorrow afternoon !

Nothing new there then! ... :o)))))

Very true,Shirley..if we aren't going out,I enjoy my power nap,as I prefer to call it,after lunch..just half an hour,and I'm fit to face the world again..they just aren't always ready for me ! :o)))
I think there is only you,me and Pixi,on here tonight !
something we said?? Lol.

Probably! Have sent you a message . . .

Yes,thanks Shirley,just read it and replied..:o)